Wire-stretching device.



UNITED STATE 7 Patented October 27, 1963.

HAYDEN w. EISHER, 'oF oo NoiL enovn, Klaus As.

WIRE-ISTREITGHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,302, dated October 27, 1903. Application filed May 26,1902. Serial No. 109,112- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, HAYDEN W. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Council Grove, in the county of Morris and State versely doubled or folded metal plate A, in

the upper fold of which is a longitudinal slot Q. Between the ends of plate A is secured with bolts L anchor-block B, which is provided with two longitudinal projecting teethv D, which are adapted to be sunkintoa wooden post, as K, by the tension of a wire when the device is being operated.

A pair of bracing-rods G, having inwardly bent and pointed ends, are connected at their opposite ends to the bent portion or left-hand end of the frame-plate A by an eyebolt M and a ring. (Not shown.) The pointed ends of these rods G are adapted to be driven into a post inthe positions shown.

Pivotally secured to eyebolt M is a'wiregripper E, which is formed of a piece of stiff heavy wire having a hook at'each end thereof, as shown. 3

Between the folds of the frame-plate A'is a handle-lever 0, through which passes a ring R, to which is attached a wire-gripper E of similar formation'to that of the aforesaid wire-gripper E.

The fulcrums for the handle-lever C are provided by two movable pins F and F to receive which two longitudinal rows of holes are drilled through both folds of the plate A at opposite sides of the longitudinal slot Q. 1 2 3, 850., designate the holes in one of said rows, and O O 0 850., designate the holes in the opposite row. Each pin F and F is small enough to pass easily through any ofthe said holes, and the portion of the pin be-- tween the folds of the frame-plate A will serve as a fulcrum or a stop for the handle-lever, as described'hereinafter.

The operation of the device when used for stretching a single wire is as follows: .The points D are set against one of the posts, as

'K, and the hooked ends of the brace-rods G are driven into opposite sides of the post below the frame-plate for holding the device in horizontal position. hole 0", (passing through both folds of the frame-plate.) The handle-lever O is placed against-said pin, and the wire that is to be stretched is secured to wire-gripper E, attached to said lover. The lever is then drawn to the left, using pin F as a fulcrum, until it passes hole 2, .when pin F is placed through said hole, thereby retaining the lever against the tension of the wire. moved from hole 0'. The lever-is drawn to the right until it passes hole 0 when pin F is placed through said hole, thereby holding the lever against the tension of the wire.

The two pins are thus used alternately as fulcrums and stops for the lever, they being shifted from hole to hole toward the left until the wire is sufficiently tight, or if the wire be not sufficiently tightened when the lever has reached the left end of the frame the wire is stapled to the post, its end is detached from the gripper E, the lever is replaced at the right end of the frame, the wire is reconnected to said gripper, and the lever and its pins are worked as described until the desired tension is obtained. When two wires are to be drawn together for connection, the stretcher is operated as follows: The ends of the two wires are secured to the respective wire-grip.- pers E and E (the fulcrum-pin F beingfirst placed in perforation O) and the lever C is operated as already described, the two pins being used alternately as fulcrums therefor and shifted from hole to hole toward the left until the ends of the wires overlap sufficiently to be connected together.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a wire-stretcher, a double-folded frameplate having a longitudinal slot in one of its Pin F is placed through.

Next pin F is re- IOO folds, said frame-plate having two rows of through any of said perforations, a handlesaid anchor-block, the free ends of said bracelever adapted to Work between the folds of rods being adapted to be driven into a post; IO the frame-plate, a Wire-gripper connected pivsubstantially as described. otally to said lever, an anchor-block secured 1 5 between the ends of the frame-plate, said an- HAYDEN FISHER chor-block havinga plurality of teeth adapted Witnesses: to engage a, post, and a pair of brace-rods con- W. M. COLE, nected to the end of the frame-plate opposite P. BRODERSUN. 

